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Sweden is amazing today. Women's football deserve for 16 teams for me in OG

Meanwhile Indonesian NOC still haven't recovered from whatever they've been smoking

"85 - Women's Tournament - United States will concede a maximum of one goal in the pool phase. [YES/NO - X]"

I actually think it's good for the IOC to show that they will accept a good bid from a "secondary" city. Brisbane is going to host great games, who cares that they aren't a major world city?

Am impressed by Zambia’s commitment to the offside trap, even though it has never worked once.

Some 100 spectators for -

I think ESPN won't ask this question again. Are Olympics too easy for USWNT, and too small for women's soccer? https://www.espn.com/soccer/womens-olympic-tournament/story/4433085/are-olympics-too-easy-for-uswntand-too-small-for-womens-soccer

I have no words!! This was a stunning performance by Sweden!!! Amazing start in Tokyo!!

The United States after 48 unbeaten games. They chose the worst time to broke the strike

No thanks, they can have 2040 but leave '36 to someone else

I'm not off from work this week yet and now I have a meeting during - which starts in two hours. I fear 'I have to watch a football match' and 'but it's the Olympics!' will not be the strongest arguments...

Slovakia - Matej Beňuš (Canoeing Slalom) & Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (Shooting) https://www.olympic.sk/clanok/so-slovenskou-zastavou-na-otvaracom-ceremoniali-oh-v-tokiu-pojdu-zuzana-rehak-stefecekova

For Croatia 59 Athletes (Smallest delegation since 1992) in 16 sports (in Rio it was 18, in London 17). 39 males and 20 females. 34 athletes will be debutants, 25 are former Olympians. Oldest athlete should be Snježana Pejčić (Shooting, 39 years), youngest is Ema Rajić (Swimming, 21). Rajić is the only one born in 2000. Pejčić is also one of seven athletes, for whom this will be the fourth consecutive Olympics. The others are Petar Gorša (Shooting), Šime Fantela (Sailing), Marin Čilić (Tennis), Andrej Gaćina (Table Tennis), Maro Joković and Andro Bušlje (both Water Polo). Oldest debutant is Darija Jurak (Tennis, 37), who is indeed our fourth oldest athlete in Tokyo. Former Olympic gold medallists are Sara Kolak (Javelin Throw), Sandra Perković (Discus Throw), Martin and Valent Sinković (Rowing), Sime Fantela (Sailing), Josip Glasnović (Shooting), Maro Joković, Andro Bušlje and Paulo Obradović (Water Polo). Damir Martin (Rowing), Tonci Stipanović (Sailing), Snjezana Pejčić (Shooting), Marko Bijać, Luka Bukić, Xavier Garcia, Luka Lončar and Marko Macan (all Water Polo) have also won Olympic medals in the past. Perković, Joković, Buslje, Martin and the Sinković brothers are trying to win their third Olympic medal. Ivan Dodig (Tennis) and Paulo Obradović are the only former Olympians who did not participate in Rio. Siblings present at this Olympics are the Sinković brothers (Rowing) and the Fantela brothers (Sailing). Anton Glasnović, who is the brother of Josip Glasnović, has participated at the Olympics in the past. For the first time since 1992 Croatia has qualified only one team in team sports, which is the main reason for the comparatively low number of athletes. It is also the first time since the 2000 Olympics that Croatia failed to qualify in Handball.

Naaah, it's a nice sport. Honestly I enjoy it, I usually watch ECh/WC too... You just need to join in to the mood

No offense but this is probable the worst sport I've ever watched

Camila Giorgri confirms her presence in Tokyo

Stolni tenis: Andrej Gaćina igra 1. kolo protiv predstavnika Toga - Fanny. Pucar je slobodan u prvom kolu. Muška ekipa igra protiv Kineskog Tajpeha. U slučaju iznenađenja i pobjede protiv njih sljedeći protvnik u četvrtfinalu bi bio pobjednik meča Njemačka - Portugal.

Well we know why Shipman isn't competing for Haiti https://www.change.org/p/ioc-aliyah-shipman-attending-the-olympics-the-release-from-usa

After the 1st round, my podium is: 1st- 2ns- 3rd-

So spooky watching this with no spectators. But better than nothing. My 7th Summer OG.

Hat-trick for Banda

Schedule also available https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm for once our XD is seeded and obviously it can not end otherwise by facing the highest non-seeded opponent in 1st round..and to complete it in case of win they will face anybody else in the next round than China...yep. pure Slovak luck

Hello guys, I will do the live updated standings for @El Greco 21 as he can't do them himself. I'll post the format of how the updated standings will get to you here later but you won't have to wait long for it. Also, sorry if I seem a little shady, I am a slight Olympic fanatic like most of you all, but I only found out about this site a couple of weeks back and I am also not a big fan of just talking about sport and the Games, so when I found out about this fun idea and also that the guy who came up with it can't do live updates, I created this account a week ago and asked if I can do them for him, he allowed me and here I am (I don't really think I needes his permission, but I did ask for it just in case). Hopefully this can make me more positively known on this site

Interesting story in the heats with Ireland's world champion Sanita Puspure going up against Uganda's Kathleen Noble Her parents left Ireland for missionary work in Uganda a year before she was born. She represented Uganda in swimming at the world short cross championships in 2012 and only took up rowing during her second year at Princeton in the US She's Uganda's first ever rower at the Olympics https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1451047-noble-kathleen.htm

During the innings breaks, the English language comms shut up. The Italians talked even faster! B

Why do Mexico have two coaches with the same name

Sara Algotsson Ostholt and Max Salminen Rather interesting to pick a reserve.

Approaching 1 am here in America. Enjoy the rest of the day everyone!! I will catch up on the soccer and softball games in the morning.

Avril Lavigne “Skater Boi” playing in the stadium, seems like we are back in the early 2000s

Wow at this: China is the only Asian country to have won an Olympic medal in rowing

Ah, the same old story. Netherlands is allowed to use players from their colonies. Italy is allowed to use Italian-Americans. But when Israel does the same, then it's HOW DARE.

That’s another good thing about softball. It is all about getting the ball in play. Not waiting for the big muscle guy to hit it into the river.

I think that today we'll see a lot of American home run, just wait ITA-USA match

I actually prefer softball to baseball. It’s much faster, there’s fewer mass meetings, there’s no stepping in & out of the box, players are having fun etc etc.

Had not watched softball since panam 2019, forgot how boring it is. Specially when your prefered team has the pitching turn after wasting the chance to score, you just want to go watch something else

Not yet but soon it can take the first place

Thank God that someone at Eurosport realized after 20 minutes that they forgot the turn on the commentary, I would have had no idea why Japan scored without the commentary.

Have you already watched Kata?

I work in a school and I'm so lucky that this week and the next one we have the annual two-week winter break (it was the same for Rio). I want olympics in late July forever (except if someday we host).

finally released who the very first case in our team. It is a doctor who was called in by Czech national tennis team and HAS NOT BEEN VACCINATED ??. How can you come to the Olympics as a doctor in this period and aren't vaccinated??????????

She seems to have been around forever but she's still only 23 so at least potentially there may be more chances ahead of her.

Don't think anyone will want India to host after the shitshow the 2010 Commonwealth Games were. The Olympics are double the size.

I'm really happy for this Over hyped American team loss especially for Rapinoe ?

Only game today without a home run :P

I don't fully get the joke but judging by the banners this seems to be the pic of a celebration rather than a protest just saying in case your intention was showing the latter.

Is this or every other topic on this subforum now going to be one guy constantly arguing with entire board about how he feels the games should be canceled or how there's going to be some sort of covid disaster and we're all going to die. I mean, come on. If they don't want to ban him which should have done months ago just stop interacting with the guy who obviously isn't registered here to communicate in good faith.

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